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Outstanding Young Men of America, Georgia 1976, Alabama 1981 Georgia Chamber of Commerce Fellowship, 1975, Professor-Businessman Industrial Exchange Program Mr. WOLF. Thank you very much. ASHTO came by yesterday to make basically the same case that you just made, I have no questions. I appreciate very much your testimony. Mr. BARTLETT. Thank you, sir. Mr. BARKER. Thank you. Mr. WOLF. Next the Non-Commissioned Officers Association and the Fleet Reserve Association. And again, I apologize. Is there anyone in the audience who has an airplane that you're going to miss if because we're running behind? Nobody. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1999. COAST GUARD WITNESS MICHAEL OUELLETTE, SGT. MAJ. U.S. ARMY (RET.), DIRECTOR OF LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS, NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Mr. WOLF. Welcome. Mr. OUELLETTE. Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman. Mr. WOLF. Welcome. Your full statement will appear on the record. Mr. OUELLETTE. All right. Mr. WOLF. And proceed. And if you can keep it within the five minutes, we would appreciate it very much. Mr. OUELLETTE. Certainly will, Mr. Chairman. Thank you very much. Mr. Chairman, the Non-Commissioned Officers Association appreciates the opportunity to appear before this subcommittee on behalf of the members of the United States Coast Guard. The Association has prepared and submitted a detailed statement which the primary quality of life legislative issues, particular of enlisted Coast Guard men and women have been discussed. The efforts of this subcommittee have been and will continue to be vitally important to the well being of the Coast Guard force. Mr. Chairman, the Coast Guard is at a critical personnel juncture. The average ship that goes to sea today will be manned at 80 percent of its normal complement. Recruiting is down substantially. Still, the average recruiter must interview more than a hundred potential candidates to find one acceptable recruit. And the Coast Guard has had to expand the recruiting force substantially to meet its recruiting needs. The Coast Guard is not the only service reporting recruiting and retention difficulties. In fact, the Senate Armed Services Committee has already reported bill S.4 that will significantly increase military pay and change the retirement system and offer other benefit enhancements in response to manpower shortfalls. The major point the Association wishes to make to this subcommittee is that the decision to maintain a credible Coast Guard automatically carries with it a responsibility to take care of those who comprise the force, regardless. This subcommittee has done just that in the past. Yet, much more may have to be done this year, beyond the Administration's plan, to avert a major manpower crisis. NCOA has outlined all of the provisions of S. 4 that included many pay, personnel, medical care, and quality of life improvement recommendations intended to address those areas believed to be able to significantly improve the overall well being of Coast Guard members, retirees, their families and survivors. As a matter of parity, the same recommendations will be made to those committees and subcommittees maintaining responsibility for the other services. Mr. Chairman, perhaps the single most valuable effort this committee this subcommittee could make to the well being of the Coast Guard enlisted community and the armed forces in general is to send a signal that this subcommittee is prepared to deal with legislative efforts to improve pay and benefits beyond the President's budget if needed. Any effort this subcommittee can make to increase military pay and reduce the current estimated pay disparity with the civilian workforce and provide the necessary funding to support pay improvements being considered by Congress this year will make a difference in the Coast Guard's ability to recruit and retain people to meet their wide range of mission responsibility. The Coast Guard relies on the funding decisions made by this subcommittee to maintain equal footing or parity with the other DoD services in terms of quality of life, program availability. Mr. Chairman, NCOA appreciates the opportunity to present a number of enlisted views and testimony today, and looks forward to addressing further details or any other issues with you or your subcommittee staff. Thank you. [The prepared statement of Michael Ouellette follows:] ORAL REMARKS OF SGT MAJ MICHAEL F. OUELLETTE, USA, (RET) DIRECTOR OF LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED AGENCIES HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS February 10, 1999 Mr. Chairman, the Non Commissioned Officers Association of the USA (NCOA) appreciates the opportunity to appear before this subcommittee on behalf of the members of the United States Coast Guard. The Association has prepared and submitted a detailed statement in which the primary quality-of-life legislative issues particularly of enlisted Coast Guard men and women have been discussed. The efforts of this subcommittee have been and will continue to be vitally important to the well-being of the enlisted force. Mr. Chairman, the Coast Guard is at a critical personnel |